OREANDA-NEWS. On January 24, 2007 during his meeting with Ukraine's Emergency Situations Minister Volodymyr Shandra, US Ambassador to Ukraine William Tailor gave over to him 10,000 sets for individual protection from bird flu, worth USD 100,000, reported the Official website www.kmu.gov.ua.

According to the US diplomat, the delivery of the humanitarian aid resulted from six-month talks between the US and Ukraine, and has nothing to do with the recent infection outbreak in Crimea.

The Emergencies Ministry is planning to hold Ukrainian - US maneuvers in 2008 to practice bird flu epidemic aftermath elimination.